Round Up, May 29 – June 3

By
Brenda Konkel
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round up

It’s taken me a minute to find my blogging voice again.  Everything else seems trivial compared to what is going on in the streets across America.

I, too, felt like “I can’t breathe”, I can’t catch my breath, I can’t find my voice.  And if I felt this way being a white privileged person, I cannot imagine how millions of people across American living in black and brown skin have felt.  It’s unimaginable the pain, trauma, rage, fear and so many other emotions, just unimaginable.  I’m tired from so many years of raising issues, having flashpoints in time where people pay attention and then move on to the next thing – and nothing changes. I want/need this to be “the revolution” that we have talked about for so long, and yet I fear it is not.  And if I’m feeling tired, I can’t imagine how people with black and brown skins feel.  So, anything I write below here, just seems so . . . trivial, irrelevant, trite, useless . . .   nonetheless, here it is, not quite as timely as usual, and perhaps, at this point, just crap.  Words flying throught the interwebs with little meaning.

ALDER ROUND UP 6/3/20

For Alder Blogs:

COVID-19 Information Update 6/3/20

As of this morning, 775 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Dane County, up 16 from yesterday’s update. 13 of these cases are from the community test site.

Alliant Energy Center Community Testing Site Update

Yesterday (6/2), 685 people were tested and today 437 people were tested. The total number of people who have been tested at the community test site is 11237.

News Release: Public Health Madison & Dane County’s WIC Program Remains Open

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) remains open to serve current and new families who enroll in the program.  A federal waiver has allowed WIC services to be provided over the phone until at least June 30, 2020. See our news release for more information.

Public Health Madison & Dane County’s WIC Program Remains Open

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) remains open to serve current and new families who enroll in the program.  A federal waiver has allowed WIC services to be provided over the phone until at least June 30, 2020.

“With the federal waiver, we have been able to provide WIC services with minimal disruption,” says Katrina Harwood, WIC’s Public Health Supervisor. “This has allowed us to be available to serve more families who are currently experiencing financial hardship as a result of COVID-19.”

The WIC program provides nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and healthy foods to families who are eligible.  Additionally, the WIC program helps connect families to other services such as health care, immunizations, food assistance, and child care.

To be eligible for the WIC program you must be a Wisconsin resident, be pregnant, recently have had a baby, or have a child under five years old, and meet income guidelines. To learn more about WIC eligibility, visit publichealthmdc.com/WIC or call 608-267-1111.

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El programa WIC del Departamento Salud Pública de Madison y del condado de Dane sigue abierto

El Programa Especial de Nutrición Suplementaria para Mujeres, bebés y niños (WIC) seguirá abierto para atender a las familias que ya están inscritas en el programa y a las familias nuevas. Una exención federal permitió que los servicios de WIC puedan prestarse por teléfono, al menos, hasta el 30 de junio de 2020.

“Con la exención federal, hemos podido prestar los servicios de WIC con interrupciones mínimas”, afirma Katrina Harwood, supervisora de Salud Pública de WIC. “Esto nos permitió estar disponibles para atender a más familias que actualmente están teniendo dificultades económicas debido al COVID-19”.

El programa WIC ofrece educación sobre nutrición, apoyo para el amamantamiento y comidas saludables a las familias elegibles. Además, el programa WIC ayuda a conectar a las familias con otros servicios como atención médica, vacunas, asistencia alimentaria y guardería.

Para ser elegible para el programa WIC, debe ser residente de Wisconsin, estar embarazada, haber tenido un bebé recientemente o tener un hijo menor de cinco años y cumplir las directrices sobre ingresos. Para obtener más información sobre la elegibilidad para WIC, visite publichealthmdc.com/WIC o llame al 608-267-1111.

Information for Alders:

Council leadership’s meeting with the Mayor was cancelled today.

Below is the explanation as to why we were unable to go past an hour for CCEC:

In order to live stream both the CCEC and CC meetings (IT live streams on 3 different platforms), it takes some time to change the feeds in between meetings. Normally, it only takes a few minutes. But because we were locked out of the CCB last night (due to the protests), we had to live stream remotely (as opposed to streaming from the office)-which we’d only done once before and we’d never done for back to back meetings like we had last night.

Because of this change, we needed more time than usual to switch the live feeds. Tech staff were not aware that they needed a full 45 minutes until notified during the meeting.

We’re now able to access the CCB again, so I don’t foresee this being an issue in the future unless they close down the CCB again.

In the news today:

ALDER ROUND UP 6/2/20

For Alder Blogs:

COVID-19 Information Update 6/2/20

As of this morning, 759 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Dane County, up 22 from yesterday’s update. 18 of these cases are from the community test site.

Alliant Energy Center Community Testing Site Update

The test site is open until 8:00pm tonight. We will share the number tested in our next update.

New Data Snapshot

The latest data snapshot is live. Below are a few highlights:

  • Even with an elevated number of positive tests in the past week, our percent positivity remains low at 1%.
  • The now red metric in the lab timeliness and contact tracing category is due to delays around the community test site.
    • While the community test site at Alliant Energy Center has been crucial in elevating our testing metric from yellow to green by increasing access to testing, the scale of the operation has introduced some delays in processing samples. These delays impact the amount of time it takes for results to reach public health to initiate contact tracing.
    • This red metric and its related process measures help us identify where issues might lie. In this case, we can see the issue is with the test site’s lab timeliness, so we can continue to work with the National Guard, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and Exact Sciences, who are all test site partners, to see if there are areas of process improvement.

Information for Alders:

Next CCEC and Common Council Meeting is June 2.

In the news today:

*All outlets are mainly reporting on protests.

ALDER ROUND UP 6/1/20

For Alder Blogs:

COVID-19 Information Update 6/1/20

As of this morning, there are 737 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Dane County, up 4 from yesterday.

Alliant Energy Center Community Testing Site Update

  • There were 637 samples collected today. 10,115 total samples have been collected at the community test site.
  • The test site has been extended to stay open until June 24.

New Blog Post: Fighting for racial justice is essential, even in a pandemic

  • Communities across the country–including our own–are reeling from the murder of George Floyd. The past several days have been devastating as we grieve for George and the long line of people of color who have been killed while in police custody.  As we all are taking really important actions to protest injustice, we also want to encourage everyone to take precautions against COVID-19:

Information for Alders:

Next CCEC and Common Council Meeting is June 2.

Due to MPD being stretched thin, the Wisconsin National Guard has been activated to protects critical infrastructure in the City.

In the news today:

ALDER ROUND UP 5/29/20

For Alder Blogs:

COVID-19 Information Update 5/29/20

As of this morning, there are 713 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Dane County, up 27 from yesterday’s update. Fourteen of these new positives are from the community test site, 3 are from the VA Hospital, and 10 are from other sites (e.g., doctor’s offices, hospitals, clinics).

Alliant Energy Center Community Testing Site Update

  • There were 598 samples collected yesterday (5/28) and 525 samples collected today. 9,068 total samples have been collected at the community test site.
  • The test site has been extended to stay open until June 24.

Other Updates

We’ve gotten questions about mass gatherings:

We believe the best way to slow the spread of COVID-19 is to limit the number of individuals gathering at one specific time at one location to 50 people max, with physical distancing. Under the Order, a business is subject to the 25% capacity rule for everyday operations. If a business is going to have a mass gathering (e.g., meeting, training, conference, movie, religious service), it must also follow the mass gathering rules under the Order. Please understand all places that have a mass gathering, including places of worship, concerts, movie theaters, conventions and other venues are limited to the same capacity limit of 25% of capacity up to 50 people, whichever is less. Size limits are recommended to minimize risk of transmission and exposure and reduce the spread of illness.

Religious entities are not treated any differently under the Order. All mass gatherings under the Order are treated the same, regardless of where they are being held (office space, restaurant, religious facility) and all religious entities are being treated the same. There are no “government watchers” who will be policing any business or religious entity. In the shared spirit of keeping our friends, neighbors, and loved ones well, we ask everyone to identify ways to comply with these orders to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19.  

The Order defines a Mass Gathering as a “planned event with a large number of individuals in attendance, such as a concert, festival, meetings, training, conference, religious service, or sporting event.” Mass gatherings offer more opportunities for person-to-person contact and therefore pose greater risk of COVID-19 transmission. The purpose of a mass gathering is to draw a large number of individuals to a single location and results in a large number of individuals arriving, attending, and departing at approximately the same time and increases opportunities for spreading the virus. That is why the Order makes a distinction for mass gatherings.

We’ve had a lot of rainfall recently. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water, so now’s the time for folks to walk around their home and dump out flower pots, buckets, and anything else that’s been collecting rainwater! While there is no evidence to suggest that COVID-19 can be spread by mosquito bites, West Nile virus can! While we’re taking precautions when we go outside to protect ourselves from COVID-19, we should add in protecting ourselves from mosquito bites too. Our news release has the details on getting rid of mosquito breeding grounds and steps to take to fight the bite!

Information for Alders:

Next CCEC and Common Council Meeting is June 2.

In the news today:

  • Eviction filings on rise with end of state moratorium amid pandemic: https://bit.ly/2TPN4zw
  • GOP leaders question whether struggling businesses could still face unemployment tax increase: https://bit.ly/36RQfw5
  • Dane County police chiefs condemn actions of Minneapolis officers following death of George Floyd; community members call for change: https://bit.ly/3gC4GbK
  • Wisconsin State Fair canceled due to COVID: https://bit.ly/3ew2HE4
  • ‘It’s a big blow to us’: Wisconsin State Fair’s small vendors crushed by 2020 cancellation: https://bit.ly/3cbg2QF
  • A third of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin involve Latino or Hispanic patients: https://bit.ly/2XGkVvN
  • City of Beloit cancels fourth of July fireworks, Dirty Dash, other summer events: https://bit.ly/3enxFhM
  • ‘A wrench in campaigning’: Coronavirus forces legislative hopefuls to find new ways to reach voters: https://bit.ly/2B6mFa2

MADISON PARKS NEWS

MOVE IT MADISON 
Move It Madison June continues with an A to Z scavenger hunt and activities to complete anytime during the month. Get the details and the menu online. LEARN MORE

GOATS IN PARKS
Have you heard about our newest invasive plant management tool? Goats! LEARN MORE 

WHAT’S OPEN? WHAT’S CLOSED?
As we navigate this new landscape due to COVID-19, our list of open amenities continues to be updated. Recent openings, with adjustments and precautions, include tennis and pickleball courts, disc golf courses and the skatepark. The Parks Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates page strives to keep you updated with the latest. LEARN MORE

BIRD & NATURE FESTIVAL UPDATE
Sadly, like so many other fun Madison events, the 2020 Bird & Nature Festival, scheduled for Sunday, June 28 has been canceled. Our Friends of Urban Nature and Madison Parks continue to encourage you to seek the outdoors with suggested self-guided nature walks. LEARN MORE

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SAVE THE DATE, CAPITAL NEIGHBORHOODS ANNUAL MEETING

Capitol Neighborhoods is glad to announce that our annual meeting will be held on June 30 at 7PM. Our honored speaker will be the new General Manager of Madison Metro, Justin Stuehrenberg.
Given ongoing health-related restrictions on public meetings, we are planning on holding the Annual Meeting on Zoom; login details will be provided to you over the next few weeks. We will record the meeting for those that may not be able to attend.
We will also be conducting this year’s election for Executive Council positions using electronic means. Capitol Neighborhoods is comprised of five member-districts, each of which is able to send three executive council members to attend and vote on the Capitol Neighborhood Executive Council. This group generally meets once a month and decides on Capitol Neighborhoods-wide policy and funding allocation for our collective neighborhood.
If you have questions or are interested in running for a position on the Executive Council, please try to email Eli Judge at President@CapitolNeighborhoods.org before 5PM on June 19 so we can discuss getting your name on the electronic ballot in time for voting prior to the meeting. A rough district map is provided as an attachment to this email.
Capitol Neighborhoods bylaws require that folks need to be “Regular members” of the organization to vote in the election; this means you will need to have an individual, household, student, or flex membership in active status to vote. If you have not yet become a member of Capitol Neighborhoods, you can do that here. You can also renew your membership at the same link if needed. As an aside, while we always welcome your support in the form of your active membership and the bylaws require it to vote, it is not a prerequisite to attend the annual meeting or any other Capitol Neighborhood event.
Membership steps are additionally important this year as the mechanism we will be using for voting relies on our electronic membership system. Neighbors will need to have an active membership and be able to log into their Capitol Neighborhoods account in order to cast their vote once we provide the online ballots to everyone via email. More details regarding how ballots will be provided and can be filled out will be sent over the next few weeks.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our unusual Annual Meeting this year, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Eli Judge at President@CapitolNeighborhoods.org.

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To learn more about Capitol Neighborhoods, Inc. please visit our website or stop by our Facebook page!

http://www.capitolneighborhoods.org/
https://www.facebook.com/CapitolNeighborhoods/

If you have any questions about the James Madison Park district or would like to know more about Capitol Neighborhoods, please email Eli Judge at President@CapitolNeighborhoods.org.

MADISON GOLF COURSES UPDATES

n response to Forward Dane Emergency Orders Phase 1 Reopening Plan, the following additional changes began June 1, 2020.  To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and keep our staff and others safe, these adjustments will be in place until further notice.

CHANGES AS OF JUNE 1, 2020

  • Clubhouses are open with limited capacity:
    • Yahara Hills & Odana Hills will allow up to 10 guests at a time
    • Monona will allow 5 guests a time
    • Glenway will remain closed, and offer window service from the clubhouse
  • Driving ranges at Odana Hills and Monona are now open. To ensure social distancing, every other stall is open. We anticipate Yahara Hills range to open later in the week.
  • Putting Greens will be available to guests with tee times only with an enforced capacity level
  • We encourage the use of credit/debit cards instead of cash and for tee times to be made in advance.
TEE TIMES – Advanced reservations requested.
To help maintain social distancing, tee times intervals have been adjusted to 10 minutes. We strongly encourage advance reservations paid by credit card online or by calling the specific course directly. This will help ensure a limited number of guests inside the clubhouses.
CARTS
Golf carts are limited to single rider or dual riders from the same household.
FOOD & BEVERAGE 
A limited selection of food and beverage items are available. Guests are encouraged to purchase food and beverages over the phone, by calling the designated course. All guests must comply with posted requirements when in buildings or outdoor seating areas.
OVERALL RULES & RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Maintain social distancing of at least 6’ at all times
  • Consider wearing a face-covering as recommended by the CDC
  • Give a nod or a thumbs up to your fellow golfer and refrain from a handshake or high five
  • Stay home if you are sick
  • Practice good hygiene and always cover your cough and sneeze
  • Flagsticks must remain in the hole. Do not touch or remove
  • Bunker rakes & ball washers are not currently available
  • Scorecards and pencils will be provided upon request. To help in limiting common touchpoints, it is preferred for guests to use scorecards and course maps located online, under the specific course.

BEACH UPDATES

Beach Alert

We do water quality testing Memorial Day – Labor Day. Always take an overall look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algal blooms. Swim at your own risk.

Beach Status

Beach Status Message
BB Clarke Closed Regular beach monitoring has not yet begun. People may swim at their own risk. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) may be present and their levels can change depending on the waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard Lifeguard Schedule
Yes Yes  (not on duty today) Lifeguard Schedule
NOTICE: Lifeguard is off duty today due to off season
Bernies Closed Regular beach monitoring has not yet begun. People may swim at their own risk. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) may be present and their levels can change depending on the waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard Lifeguard Schedule
Yes Yes  (not on duty today) Lifeguard Schedule
NOTICE: Lifeguard is off duty today due to off season
Brittingham Closed Regular beach monitoring has not yet begun.People may swim at their own risk. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) may be present and their levels can change depending on the waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard
No No
Esther Closed Regular beach monitoring has not yet begun. People may swim at their own risk. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) may be present and their levels can change depending on the waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard Lifeguard Schedule
No Yes  (not on duty today) Lifeguard Schedule
NOTICE: Lifeguard is off duty today due to off season
Frost Woods Open Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 6/1/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 66°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard
No No
Goodland County Park Open Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 6/1/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 64°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard
No No
Hudson Park Lake Access Point Closed Regular beach monitoring has not yet begun. People may swim at their own risk. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) may be present and their levels can change depending on the waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard
No No
James Madison Closed Regular beach monitoring has not yet begun. People may swim at their own risk. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) may be present and their levels can change depending on the waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard
Yes No
Lake Mendota County Park Open Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 6/1/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 62°F . Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard
No No
Maple Bluff Beach Park Closed Regular beach monitoring has not yet begun. It will start by June 8. People may swim at their own risk. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) may be present and their levels can change depending on the waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard
No No
Marshall Closed Regular beach monitoring has not yet begun. People may swim at their own risk. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) may be present and their levels can change depending on the waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard
No No
Memorial Union (Pier) Closed Memorial Union Terrace and Memorial Union Swimming Pier are closed indefinitely by order of The University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard
No No
Olbrich Closed Regular beach monitoring has not yet begun. People may swim at their own risk. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) may be present and their levels can change depending on the waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard Lifeguard Schedule
Yes Yes  (not on duty today) Lifeguard Schedule
NOTICE: Lifeguard is off duty today due to off season
Olin Closed Regular beach monitoring has not yet begun. People may swim at their own risk. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) may be present and their levels can change depending on the waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard
No No
Schluter Open Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 6/1/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 65°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard
No No
Spring Harbor Closed Regular beach monitoring has not yet begun. People may swim at their own risk. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) may be present and their levels can change depending on the waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard Lifeguard Schedule
Yes Yes  (not on duty today) Lifeguard Schedule
NOTICE: Lifeguard is off duty today due to off season
Stewart County Park Open Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 6/1/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 62°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard
No No
Tenney Closed Regular beach monitoring has not yet begun. People may swim at their own risk. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) may be present and their levels can change depending on the waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard Lifeguard Schedule
Yes Yes  (not on duty today) Lifeguard Schedule
NOTICE: Lifeguard is off duty today due to off season
Verona Fireman’s Park Closed Beach will remain closed until Phase 2 of Forward Dane.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard
No No
Vilas Closed Regular beach monitoring has not yet begun. People may swim at their own risk. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) may be present and their levels can change depending on the waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard Lifeguard Schedule
Yes Yes  (not on duty today) Lifeguard Schedule
NOTICE: Lifeguard is off duty today due to off season
Warner Closed Regular beach monitoring has not yet begun. People may swim at their own risk. Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) may be present and their levels can change depending on the waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.

Swim Ropes Lifeguard Lifeguard Schedule
Yes Yes  (not on duty today) Lifeguard Schedule
NOTICE: Lifeguard is off duty today due to off season

 

MADISON ACTIVIST CALENDAR

Madison Activist Calendar from 6/1/20 – COVID-19 Quarantine Solidarity Edition!

To post events or announcements for future listings, please contact: jepeck@wisc.edu

For an online version of this calendar, please visit: https://madinfoshop.wordpress.com/your-space/madison-activist-calendar

This calendar is brought to you by the friendly volunteer collective of the Madison Infoshop, 1202 Williamson St., Madison, WI 53703 https://madinfoshop.wordpress.com

We are a non-hierarchical freespace and activist clearinghouse that needs your support to survive and flourish. Check out our free lending library (videos, books, periodicals, zines), our other community resources (art supplies, theater props, graphix and stencils, megaphones, and button maker). We also host meetings and help organize events.

Some Ways to Support People of Color following the Police Murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis:

Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, MN supporters have asked people NOT to travel to the Twin Cities at this time and instead to engage in solidarity actions in your own communities.

If you wish to support grassroots organizing financially from afar in MN, here are some suggestions:

Reclaim the Block: https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2

Black Visions Collective: https://secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2
https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/

Northstar Health Collective (Medical Donation): https://www.northstarhealthcollective.org/

Migizi Communication is a 40 year old Native American Youth Organization that burned down during the Minneapolis riots:
https://www.givemn.org/donate/Migizi-Communications

MN Healing Justice Network/Spiral Collective (long haul care, ongoing trauma response, immediate funds to healers on site at Cup Foods and Moon Palace Medic Relief): https://www.paypal.me/spiralcollective

Unicorn Riot (on the ground independent & radical coverage) https://unicornriot.ninja/donate/

Minnesota Freedom Fund has already received a good amount of support so are asking that folks please consider donating the other allies noted above first. https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate

And in terms of supporting Madison-based organizations that are doing effective solidarity work on these critical issues, please consider supporting:

Freedom Inc is working to end of violence against women, gender-non-conforming and transgender folks, and children within communities of color by challenging the root causes of violence, poverty, racism and discrimination. http://freedom-inc.org/

Freedom Youth Squad is another local organization that has pushing to getpolice out of schools, promoting other justice effortsin our schools, and creating social support and crisis support for youth of color. https://www.facebook.com/FreedomYouthSquad/

Free the 350 Bail Fund is also involved in challenging the prson industrial complex. Many people are held in jail before they receive a fair trial, simply because they can’t afford bail. Often, these are parents of color who are separated from their ownkids. https://freethe350bailfund.wordpress.com/

Urban Triage seeks to empower Black families to excel and believe in their own ability to make a difference through crisis response, advocacy, psycho-education, community support services, intervention, leadership development and systems training. https://urbantriage.org/

Dane County Time Bank’s Restorative Justice project hosts a hotline to help resolve non-emergency disputes without involving the police. https://danecountytimebank.org/projects/restorative-justice

The Social Justice Center (SJC) is a busy grassroots hub for several community organizations, challenging racism and many other forms of systemic injustice. https://www.socialjusticecenter.org/

Groundwork s a group of dedicated white anti-racist activists that offer classes and resources to other white people so they can be better educated and organized about these issues. https://groundworkmadison.com/

Thurs. June 4th 6:30 pm The Overstory: A novel by Richard Powers – WILPF Zoom Book Circle Discussion. From the roots to the crown and back to the seeds, Richard Powers’s twelfth novel unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. There is a world alongside ours—vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us. This is the story of a handful of people who learn how to see that world and who are drawn up into its unfolding catastrophe. To register and receive Zoom link details, contact Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom: wilpfmadison@gmail.comor 608-609-7961

Thurs. June 4th 7:00 p.m. Free online screening of Sold Down the River – a short documentary film by Karen Erbach Lawlorthat tells the story of Kewaunee County’s drinking water crisis and of the continued environmental exploitation of rural communities by industrial factory farms. After the film there will be a Q&A with John Peck, Family Farm Defenders; Lynn Utesch, Kewaunee Cares, and Andrea Gelatt and Adam Voskuil, Midwest Environmental Advocates. For Zoom event registration info, please visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v8O02h8CQaWpdcuu4MoUvA

Fri. June 5th 1:30 – 3:00 pm Virtual CommUnity Conversation on Sustained Engagement for Racial Justice. Share ideas andresources for ongoing inquiry and action for social change. We need everyone to engage for the long term, and all who are contemplating their role in and work for positive change and racial justice are welcome. Hosted by the Center for Community and Non-Profit Studies.
To Pre-register visit: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kc–tqDIqGdajEJpNWE48fiFZHR2DxS1o

Fri. June 5th 6:30 pm. First Fri. Film Series continues with an online viewing of Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Movement, followed by a Zoom discussion. Hosted by the First Unitarian Society Social Justice Ministry. To sign up and view the film, visit: https://streaming.bullfrogcommunities.com/fus_madison_first_friday_films_power_to_heal

Invitation to join the Dane County Time Bank’s Transformative Action Network (TAN)!

TAN members are committed to co-conspirator abolitionist action, in line with restorative justice principles. By learning to relate effectively with racism and interrupt patterns of white supremacist culture, TAN members become allies and co-conspirators to Black and Brown community members. Using restorative justice work, TAN is helping Timebank build resilience instead of fragility, action instead of silence and solidarity instead of hierarchy. Abolitionist restorative practices become powerful tools that enhance mutuality and respect across gender, race and class lines. They lead to the kind of collaboration that can move Madison beyond anemic liberalism to real progressive alternatives. Anti-racist restorative practice among Timebankers is leading to racial justice. As James Baldwin wrote, “Any citizen of this country who figures himself as responsible – and particularly those of you who deal with the minds and hearts of young people – must be prepared to “go for broke.” As a network, we are striving to give racial justice everything we have.

For more info, visit: https://danecountytimebank.org/projects/transformative-action-network

Support Bouquets of Gratitude – Gifted to Our First Responders and COVID Care Providers in Honor of Their EssentialService!

From now to the end of June, you can purchase a custom flower bouquet, grown and designed with love and care from Hilltop CSA Farm, that we will then give away to First Responders and COVID Care Providers in our local Madison and Reedsburg/La Valle neighborhood(s).

We will plan to deliver come June when we will have an abundance of peonies and perennial flower mojo that we would love to share!

For more info, visit: https://hilltop-community-farm.square.site/product/flowers-for-first-responders-and-covid-care-providers/65?cs=true

Support Neighbor Loaves through the Artisan Grain Collaborative!

Through this COVID-19 inspired initiative, you can help support family farmers, local millers, artisanal bakers, and their communities! Now more than ever we need a regional grain value chain and community access to high quality bread – you can also buy a loaf to share with someone in need!

More info? Visit: http://graincollaborative.com/neighbor-loaves/

OM Village Spring Plant Sale – Safer-at-Home Edition!

Occupy Madison (OM) has been growing hundreds of happy vegetable, herb, and flower seedings in our greenhouse… and we’re ready to get them safely to you for your gardens! This year’s OM spring plant sale is as easy as one, two, three:

1.) purchase your plants online, here: https://occupy-madison.square.site/

2.) Write down your pick-up date! For orders placed between Monday 12 pm and Thursday 12 pm, pick up is that Friday after 12 pm. For orders placed between Thursday 12 pm and Monday 12 pm, pick up is Tuesday after 12 pm

3.) When it’s time, come to the OM Village (304 N. Third St.) and look under the tent for the bag with your name on it!

We’ll keep our OM spring plant sale open as long as we have seedlings available. Shop early for the best selection! The seedlings have been grown in a rich soil mix with Purple Cow organic compost, soil, sand, and nutrients, and tended daily with love.

For more info, visit: https://occupymadisoninc.com/

Get Involved with the Food Justice Garden Project!

The Dane County TimeBank, Rooted, and Feed to Go are linking to grow farm-fresh produce and redistribute it to the families that are most impacted by food injustice and structural racism.

Rooted is a nonprofit agriculture production and education-focused organization, that operates Troy Farm on Madison’s Northside. Rooted’s Troy Farm will distribute $31,000 worth of vegetables this growing season to more than 60 families. TimeBank members can help make this happen.

To make this happen, Rooted’s Troy Farm has greatly ramped up production and the TimeBank has made this work the focus of our garden project this year. We need your help. Rooted is looking for Timebank members who can commit to four (4) hours of work per week working on the farm and/or helping with packaging food.

With a 4 hour per week commitment through the growing season, you can earn a box of produce weekly if you are experiencing food insecurity or you can redistribute that box to a family who needs it through Rooted’s partnerships with the local community centers. Let’s work together to grow, teach, share, and make sure everyone has fresh and healthy food to eat!

To learn more and to sign up contact: info@danecountytimebank.org or call 608-663-0400.

Call from Madison Public Library for “Stories from a Distance” during COVID-19!

The Living History Project, Madison Public Library’s community history platform, is gathering narratives in a new initiative called Stories from a Distance. The unprecedented social distancing people are doing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will have far-reaching consequences for individuals, as well as Madison businesses, schools, government, voting, and more.

Stories from a Distance will be collected in three ways:

  • Short audio or written interviews with community members that can be conducted online, via phone or through other mediums. Trained facilitators are available to help anyone interested in sharing their story.
  • Share a story or moment by submitting an image that evokes this time for you and a written response to it – the response can be a song, poem, short essay or even a brief caption.
  • If you’ve posted or shared a story elsewhere already, you can submit a public link for sharing in the Stories from a Distance collection.

Stories from a Distance will gather and share narratives related to COVID-19 and Safer at Home until March 2021. The scope of the project is limited to anyone with a strong Madison connection. For more info, visit: https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/living-history-project-%E2%80%9Cstories-distance%E2%80%9D

Support Madison Teen Activists Getting Menstrual Products to Those in Need During the Pandemic!

Because of COVID-19, most schools, businesses, public facilities, and places of work have been closed, yet 25% of those whomenstruate rely on educational institutions and local businesses to provide period products each month. At such an unsettled and uncertain time, many community centers have also neglected to recognize menstrual products as basic necessities, that are unsafe for people to go without. Period products should be of the same concern as other health products like toothbrushes, hand sanitizer, and soap. Whatever funds are raised will be used to help local shelters, schools, and health facilities in Wisconsin provide free menstrual products to those who would otherwise not be able to afford them. To support this effort, visit the Go Fund Me page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/r5pq7-menstrual-product-accessibility-during-a-pandemic

Support Dane County Community Defense! Mutual aid in this time of crisis is critical and Dane County Community Defenseisin need of more donations and volunteers! They need helping calling folks in need, as well as pointing them towards other resources available in the community.

For more details about this community solidarity effort and to sign up for volunteering, please visit: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQw7ptVb-w6FC1xxhEmw_uwN72BrsQMVlBWwv6hy_VG_91SBwF2QiSytoORlUNOP5l12xiw2foGMgK7/pubhtml?gid=1121011970&single=true

You can also make donations for this effort, by visiting: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/social-justice-center-inc/dane-county-mutual-aid-crisis-response-fund

Buy One for a Neighbor Needs your support! Access to safe local healthy food is a top priority in times like these, especially for those already barely making ends meet. This effort will be contracting with area farmers now for produce to distribute to struggling families all season long. Farmers won’t have to worry if markets are closed or sparsely attended and we ensure low-income neighbors have access to healthy local food. To make a donation and find out more, visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/feed-the-people-and-save-the-farms

The Dane County Farmer Market and Fair Share CSA Coalition have also set up an Emergency Farmer Fund to assist local growers whose markets have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.

To support this effort, visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-farmer-fund

You can also support Farm to Families Fund / Fundo de Granjas a Familias! This emergency initiative between REAP, Roots4Change, and Rooted will purchase fresh, healthy, locally grown food from regional family farms and provide it to Madison-area Latino/Indigenous residents and families hard-hit by job loss, food insecurity, lack of access to social services, and federal anti-immigration provisions.  These boxes contain purchased and donated produce, protein and grains from area growers and producers. Community members who are now unemployed due to the pandemic will also be paid to deliver the food to the homes of the recipient families. To contribute to this effort, visit: http://reapfoodgroup.org/farms-to-families/

And since we also know that our undocumented friends, relatives, and co-workers will NOT be receiving any federal COVID-19 relief checks from the $2 trillion package that just passed Congress, please consider making donations to support folks in that community!

Voces de la Frontera Direct Relief Fund:https://voces.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=16

Centro Hispano’s Latino Consortium for Action (LAC) Emergency Relief Fund: http://www.micentro.org/LCA-COVID-19-relief.html

If you want to support your favorite restaurant/tavern/food service worker who may now be out of job for awhile, check out the Madison Virtual Tip Jar: https://tipyourserver.org/MSN/

And there is a similar initiative for struggling out-of-work musicians and artists underway: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDmqDoyREg9zpsiP2cq_l5uv96RvSQX2N6LMyxOOqYGRSKiA/viewform

As we deal with this historic pandemic, the Wisconsin State Historical is also working hard to collect people’s stories of struggle and solidarity throughout this wholepandemic experience. You can find out more details and share your stories here: https://wisconsinhistory.org/records/Article/CS16333

Lastly, the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice (WNPJS) has a very comprehensive listing of mutual aid efforts and other solidarity opportunities statewide which is constantly being updated. For the latest updated version, please visit:http://www.wnpj.org/COVID-19

WATER MAIN FLUSHING

Water Main Flushing plans beginning Monday, June 1st(all flushing is daytime unless otherwise noted)

MAP: http://www.cityofmadison.com/water/Documents/flushingschedule.pdf

East (Area 7) — South of Schlimgen Ave. Between N Sherman Ave. and Packers Ave.

East (Area 15) — Between Portage Rd. and the Interstate

East (Area 25) — East of the Interstate between Buckeye Rd. and Milwaukee St.

South (Area 18) — South of the Cannonball Bike Path between Park St and Todd Dr.

West (Area 12) — Whitney Way to Midvale Blvd from Odana Rd to Mineral Point Rd.

West (Area 28) — Between Pleasant View Rd and Junction Rd.

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Questions: Shayne Santi, 261-9128

Flushing Information Line: 261-9178

DETAILS:

Area 7 (East): 4-7 runs per day

Run ID  Run Description

7002    N Sherman Ave from Roth St to Michigan Ct

7003    Commercial Ave from N Sherman Ave to Ruskin St

7004    Commercial Ave from Ruskin St to Packers Ave

7005    Schlimgen Ave from Sherman Ave to Packers Ave

7006    Packers Ave from Commercial to Aberg

7007    Everett St

7008    Packers – Aberg N to vacated Skuldt St

7009    Roth St

7010    Myrtle St (W end)

7012    Spohn Ave and Loftsgordon south of Spohn

7013    Boyd Ave and Crowley Ave

7014    Boyd Ave and O’Neill Ave

7015    Boyd Ave and Loftsgordon Ave

7016    Kropf Ave and Ruskin St

7017    Roth St

7018    Huxley St

7019    O’Neill Ave, Stephen St, Ruskin St

7020    N Sherman and Fordem from Michigan Ct to Northfield Pl

7021    Superior St – Michigan Ct (Commercial to Sherman)

7022    Superior St – Erie Ct (Michigan to Sherman)

7023    Superior St and Northfield Pl

7024    Sherman Ave from Fordem to N Thornton Ave

7024.2 Sherman Ter #1

7024.3 Sherman Ter #2

7024.4 Sherman Ter #3

7024.5 Sherman Ter #4

7025    N Sherman Ave from Schlimgen

Area 15 (East): 4-6 runs per day

Run ID  Run Description

15567 Victoria Ln

15568.1 Declaration Ln and Independence Ln

15568.2 Independence Ln – Declaration Ln to Anniversary Ln

15569 Anniversary CT

15570 Bunker Hill Ln

15571 Armistice Ln

15572 Anniversary Ln

15573 Victoria Ln north of Anniversary Ln

15574 Forrest Run Rd

15575 Forrest Ridge

15577 Forrest Run Way and Forrest Run Ct

15578.1 Forrest Run Ct

Area 25 (East): Conventional flushing opening multiple hydrants over a large area.

Area 18 (South):4-6 runs per day

Run ID  Run Description

18078 Magnolia Ln – Cypress Way – Huges Pl

18079 Hackberry Ln (Magnolia Ln – Sequoia Trail)

18079.1 Magnolia Cir

18080 S Park St – W Badger Rd

18080.1 S Park St – Badger Pkwy

18080.2 W Badger Rd (S Park St – Catalpa Rd)

18081 Union Pacific RR (Fish Hatchery Rd –  W Badger Rd)

18082 W Badger Rd -Catalpa Rd

18083 Parker Pl – Fiedler Ln

18084 Fiedler Ln (S of W Badger Rd)

18085 Perry St – Ann St

18086 Fish Hatchery Rd – Ann St

18087 Petra Pl (W of Fish Hatchery Rd)

18087.1 Alrita Ct

18088.1 Damon Rd  and W Beltline Frontage Rd

18088.2 Emil St – W Beltline Hwy (S side Frontage Rd)

18088.3 1600 Emil St

18090 Applegate Rd ( Latham Dr – Greenway Cross)

18091 Applegate Ct – Greenway Cross

18092 Applegate Rd

18092.1 Perry St

18093 Latham Dr – Jonathon Dr – Perry St

Area 12 (West):4-6 runs per day

Run ID  Run Description

12101 Whitney Way From Beltline To Tokay Blvd

12102 Medical Circle

12103 Whitney (S of Tokay to Science Dr)

12104 Science Dr H002 to H004

12105 Whitney Way From Research Park to N of Mineral Point

12105.2 Endeavor Ln

12106 Mineral Point (Whitney to Racine)

12107 Odana Ln and Odana Rd, Whitney to Dearholt

12108 Segoe 6″ form Odana to Tokay

12109 Segoe 4″ from Odana to Constitution

12110 Dearholt (Odana to Segoe), Segoe 10″ (Dearholt to Constitution)

12111 Bluebird Ct, from Segoe

12112 Tokay Blvd & Bluebird Ct, from Whitney

12113 Tokay – Science Dr – Science Ct

12115 Science Dr – Mineral Point to Science Ct

12116 Fairway Dr

12117 Milward Dr 1_Fairway-to-Dearholt

12118 Odana – Fairway to Dearholt

12119 Coney Weston 1-Dearholt

12120 Dearholt-ConeyWeston 2

12121 Odana – Dearholt to Wedgewood

12122 Milward-Wedgewood Way

12123 Odana – Wedgewood to Hilltop

12124 Odana – Hilltop to S Midvale

Area 28 (West):5-8 runs per day

Run ID  Run Description

28130 Blackwolf (Augusta to Shawn)

28131 Samuel (Blackwolf to S end)

28132 Blackwolf – Meadow Rose – Theis (Shawn to Pleasant View)

28133 Meadow Rose Ln – Samuel Dr (Theis to S end Samuel)

28134 Wood Violet Wy – Wild Indigo Ln

28100 Heartland – Deming (Old Sauk to N of Excelsior)

28101 Deming Way between Exclsior and Gialamas

28102 Deming Way  (Gialamas to N end)

28103 Blackhawk Rd (Deming to Swallowtail)

28104 Blackhawk Rd (Swallowtail to Aspen Grove)

28105 Hawk Feather Cir – Foxglove Cir

28106 Hawk Feather Cir

28107 Swallowtail Dr (Blackhawk to Aspen Grove)

28108 Swallowtail – Pleasant View connector

28109 Pleasant View Rd

28110 Old Sauk Rd (Junction to High Point)

28111 Excelsior Dr (Old Sauk to  Fourier)

28112 Excelsior Dr (Deming to Fourier)

28113 Fourier Dr – Deming Wy

28114 John Q Hammons Drive

28115 Junction Rd (Old Sauk to Harbour Town)

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